A/N - Chapter Three already! Thanks to the people who have viewed this - but not left a review! Thank you! Oh yeah, this is a work of fiction, so all people here are based on real people, but aren't…if you get my meaning. Enjoy!

Chapter Three – Elemental Awakening

Well, that went well.

Six faces looked back at his in shock. He wondered if he'd been like this when he received the Orange Ultra Powers. Then again, he had been alone in the bathroom when it happened, so he wouldn't know. What he DID know was that the first step of acceptance was the hardest. Well, that and learning how to fix a busted Grade 37, Eltare built Power compressor. He wondered if they'd heard him right. It wasn't every day that your tertiary education place got attacked, and then a guy you just met turns your world upside down. They were actually handling it pretty well. Dani blinked, then cleared her throat. He looked at her, a wry grin on his face. Her voice was steady, but wavered in parts.

"All right. What happens now?"

He smiled, then started at five soft thumps. Looking around him, he saw that the others had passed out. He rolled his eyes and heard Dani chuckling softly. Just then, the acting Head Teacher Chris O'Keffe opened the door and peered in. Seeing the five people flat out on the floor he gave them a questioning look. Weihan immediately shrugged his shoulders.

"I guess the strain was a bit much. We'll wait here for them to wake up."

Chris nodded and turned to leave, his voice reverberating in the small wreck of a room.

"Class will be cancelled for the next two days, just so you know. Also, the entire building has been evacuated."

He sighed. Thank god for that. Class would be cancelled, so he would have time to gather his thoughts together and think of a plan of attack. Looking apologetically at Dani, he twisted his left wrist, causing his communicator to appear in a muted flash. Before he could activate it, a groan to his left caught his attention. He glanced over and saw Cat and Matt struggling to sit up. He rolled his eyes and helped them up. Then, after checking on Brett, Taz and Robert – who were still out cold – he activated his communicator, the holo-screen popping up. On the screen was Tommy Oliver, Black Dino Thunder Power Ranger. Weihan drew in a deep breath and spoke three words to the paleontologist.

"Tommy. It's time."

Tommy nodded once, then the screen went dark. The Orange Ranger turned to his classmates, no, teammates and sighed. He seemed to be sighing a lot these days for some reason.

"That was Tommy Oliver, one of the greatest Power Rangers ever. He'll be here in a second with…with your morphers."

All three looked at him in shock. He closed his eyes briefly, pained at his decision. He swallowed, then opened his eyes to see that the remaining three had woken up and were groggily coming to their senses and sitting up. He opened his mouth and began to speak.

"A long time ago, a great wizard told me that we all have powers in us. Some have animal spirits, others have shapes and others have elements. The Elements are extremely special and rare. They also share the same power level as Ultra Rangers. There are six Elements in total."

He turned to Dani.

"Fire"

Cat was next.

"Lightning"

Taz.

"Wind"

Matt.

"Earth"

Brett.

"Water"

Robert was last, the British man blinking slowly.

"And Shadow."

Weihan breathed out and looked at them with piercing eyes.

"Only six Element Rangers are allowed to be in existence at any one time. Any more, and the Elemental Grid would collapse – leaving the Earth fully drained. If the Earth is ever fully drained, life would die off in a few weeks. Now that Death Xonix had upped the ante, we need to be prepared."

Cat suddenly turned on Weihan, her voice angry and hard.

"What if we don't want to be soldiers in your little war? We just want to learn and have a good time! We don't want to fight anything!"

"You think I had any choice in the matter? I didn't for your information! I just was given the Powers and told to fight because it was the only choice that I had! You don't know how fucking lucky you are that I'm telling you this! If it doesn't suit you, then too bad!"

His voice started out soft and calm, but when he finished, he was screaming at the top of his lungs. Fortunately, the entire building had been evacuated, so no one heard Weihan's anguished yelling. Inside, he was seething with anger and hurt. He had just told them that they had Power inside them to rival an Ultra Ranger's, but they were pushing it away! As he calmed down, he thought that maybe he was wrong in choosing them as the Elemental Rangers – that other girl, Nisha, had more potent Water Power in her than Brett – but he had some faith that they would work it out. Cat said nothing, but glared at him. He took in a deep, calming breath and closed his eyes. He was startled as a hand squeezed his left shoulder. Opening his eyes, he wasn't surprised to see Dani there at his side. He smiled back at her but was startled to hear a cough from the doorway.

There, was Tommy Oliver. In his hands, he held an ornate box, purple in colour and trimmed with gold and silver. Weihan wordlessly stood up and walked over to the Black Ranger. Through his mental link, Tommy snorted at him.

I heard that. Yelling isn't really the best way to express yourself.

Shut up Technicolour Tommy.

Tommy rolled his eyes at him as Weihan took the box out of his hands. He turned and looked back at his potential Rangers. Already he could see small traces of doubt and anger in the faces of Cat, Taz, Matt and Brett. Robert looked eager, but in his eyes, Weihan could see uneasiness. That wasn't good. He walked to the group and opened the box. Inside were six wrist-mounted cylindrical devices – all in silver. In unison, all six reached out and took one of the devices, strapping it onto his or her left wrist, over their watches. Suddenly, a voice issued from Tommy's Dino Gem.

"Dr. O, it's Trent. We're getting our assess kicked here! We're in Reefside Park! There's like, a million Fiends, Golems and those new guys out here! We need you now!"

Tommy looked over at Weihan in determination. The Orange Ranger nodded once and dropped the box on the table nearest him. As they prepared to teleport, Weihan looked at them and said another six words to them.

"Welcome to the team, Element Rangers."

TBC…